Example sentences of "[be] that [noun] might " in BNC.

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1 The fear must be that Clinton might unpick some of the deals , such as the one on agriculture , but this was thought to be unlikely , given his commitment to moving out of recession .
2 But certainly it may even be that people might , in the future , even prefer to talk to computers under some circumstances .
3 One difficulty with testing recognition memory is that inferences might be made only at the time of the recognition test .
4 Thus lower costs and prices arising from R&D or physical investment are beneficial : the loss is that prices might have been even lower had entry not been deterred .
5 Leopold 's fear , on the other hand , was that Mozart might lose the appointment in Salzburg and with it the chance to begin paying off the debts .
6 It was tempting to consider asking Bill himself to share the stage , but the consensus of opinion was that people might find the combination a little ghostly , a little too reminiscent , when all along my instinct was to convey the spirit and feeling of Grenfell , without resorting to mimicry .
7 Our explanation for this was that unions might feel they had less control over the conditions of indirectly employed temporary workers than over the conditions of those who are directly employed .
8 I , I sort of heard Debbie and Chris talking the other day , and I might have got it totally mixed up , but I reckon , I heard Chris saying that , well basically what I gathered was that Andy might have a different father to Chris and it was Andy 's father that 's died , right ?
9 ‘ What I expected , ’ she snapped , ‘ was that Italians might show some reverence for the past .
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